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tropo Be nice I'm new here

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Hey peeps

Took some quick shots of my tanks today but i'm not the best photographer so bare with me i think i need to get another lens for my SLR. These our just some of my tanks will post up some more shots when I figure out my camera and get a decent macro lens.

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Triggs Shrimp Breeder

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Awesome setup. Would love to see more of it and a write up about it, Very impressive!

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tropo Be nice I'm new here

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Hey guys

Thanks for the comments I will do a bit of write up about it when i get a moment, things have been a bit hectic lately. Tanks are currently housed in my garage which is insulated with 50mm iso board. I decided to run a split system air con to control temps as it is much more economical. The top bay of tanks is running on a sump and all the others are individual hence it would cost me a arm and a leg for that many chillers. Last summer the shed temp never got hotter than 24deg:)on our hottest days 40+. This is probably only not quiet half of the tanks i used to have set up but I decided to downsize last year when i came back of a 3 week overseas holiday to find over half my stock dead or dying:sorrow:(its quiet hard to find someone who knows how to look after fish/inverts). Majority of the problem was over feeding. Not planning on any more holidays now for a while so im slowly picking it all back up. I am planning another rack build in the new year so I will document it this time and keep use up to date.

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Heavyd Shrimp Master

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Your discus tank is beautiful. That is a dream of mine, to one day have a large discus tank again.

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Jess Shrimp Breeder

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Oh my goodness, so many tanks! And they all look beautiful! The Discus tank is particularly magnificent. Thank you for sharing :applause:

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Neo-shrimp Shrimp Breeder

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Hi GUY

Can't help thinking it looks like a mad scientist lab of shrimping...lol...Very impressive set-up mate...Thanks for the pics...:D

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